OPINION
BRYNER, Chief Judge.
Charles E. Reynolds appeals after being convicted by a jury of burglary in the first degree. Reynolds contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial. He also asserts that the court erred in denying his proposed lesser-included offense instruction on theft. We reverse.
At trial, during the prosecution's direct examination of one of the arresting officers, the following exchange occurred:
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